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“No rest but the grave for Sir Walter!”

Posted on May 7, 2023 by mafalda

[For correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2610.] To Charles Baxter [Baxter Letters, pp. 334-6] [Vailima, ? 18 July 1893] My dear Charles, I return herewith Arnot (which unfortunately I already possessed) and Balfour’s Letters, to … Continue reading →

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“No man is a master of the influenza”

Posted on April 30, 2023 by mafalda

[For correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2609.] To Clement K. Shorter [Shorter, Letters to an Editor, p. 4] Vailima, 18 July 1893 Clement Shorter, Esq. Dear Mr Shorter, Herewith I send you a short paper … Continue reading →

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“I shall never see Auld Reekie. I shall never set my foot again upon the heather”

Posted on March 22, 2023 by mafalda

[Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2568.] To Samuel Rutherford Crockett [Colvin 1911, 4, pp. 195-8] Vailima, Samoa, May 17th, 1893 Dear Mr Crockett, … Continue reading →

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“Already, though we only sailed yesterday, I am feeling as fit as a fiddle”

Posted on February 7, 2023 by mafalda

[As usual, dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2542.] To Sidney Colvin [Vailima Letters, pp. 187-9] [Dictated to Belle] At Sea, S.S. Mariposa Feb. … Continue reading →

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“All send me off on a month’s holiday to Sydney”

Posted on February 3, 2023 by mafalda

[For critical edition of this letter see Mehew 8, 2540.] To Charles Baxter [Baxter Letters pp. 324-5: http://www.hathitrust.org] [Vailima, c. 17 February 1893] My dear Charles, I have had the influenza, as I believe you know; this has been followed … Continue reading →

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“I protest wholly against any idea of a biography”

Posted on January 24, 2023 by mafalda

[As usual, for critical edition of this letter see Mehew 8, 2524.] To Charles Baxter [Baxter Letters, pp. 321-4: http://www.hathitrust.org] Private and confidential!!! [Dictated to Belle Strong] Vailima, 8 January 1893 My dear Charles, I have just had a turn … Continue reading →

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“If I possibly can draw up another story, I will”

Posted on January 14, 2023 by mafalda

[Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter see Mehew 7, 2514.] To Sidney Colvin [Colvin 1911, 4, pp. 166-73] [Vailima, ? 28 December 1892] My dear Colvin, You are … Continue reading →

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“The actual is not the true”

Posted on December 4, 2022 by mafalda

[As usual, dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter see Mehew 7, 2501.] To J.M. Barrie [Colvin 1899, 2, pp. 331-4] [Vailima, Early December 1892] Dear J.M. Barrrie, You will … Continue reading →

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“He managed to be his own enemy and mine, but I should not wish him to lose”

Posted on October 16, 2021 by mafalda

[For full, correct and critical edition of this letter see Mehew 7, 2385.] To Charles Baxter [Baxter Letters, pp. 293-5: http://www.hathitrust.org%5D [Vailima] 31 January 1892 My dear C.B., I had a strange rambling dream about you last night, in which I am … Continue reading →

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“This is a poison bad world for the romancer, this Anglo-Saxon world”

Posted on October 9, 2021 by mafalda

The South Sea novel here mentioned, Sophia Scarlet, never got beyond the planning stage. A 15-page outline dictated to Belle giving a detailed summary of the first ten chapters survives at the Free Library of Philadelphia. [For full, correct and … Continue reading →

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“No rest but the grave for Sir Walter!”

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“No man is a master of the influenza”

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“I shall never see Auld Reekie. I shall never set my foot again upon the heather”

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“Already, though we only sailed yesterday, I am feeling as fit as a fiddle”

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“All send me off on a month’s holiday to Sydney”

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“If I possibly can draw up another story, I will”

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“The actual is not the true”

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“He managed to be his own enemy and mine, but I should not wish him to lose”

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“This is a poison bad world for the romancer, this Anglo-Saxon world”

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